The scoreboard at the MCG on Saturday night read the same teams, the same result and the same score (almost) as the famous finish to last year’s grand final replay.
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St Kilda rushed a behind in the 27th minute of the final term in the weekend's win to push Collingwood's final score to 16.12 (108) to 7.9 (51), just one point the difference from last year’s result (the Saints kicked 7.10 (52)).
It was the ninth time in the club’s history that 16.12 (108) was the Magpie end score with eight of them resulting in winning matches.
The 18.12 score was also booted twice in finals including the October 2nd premiership win and the club’s 13-point qualifying final victory over Port Adelaide in 2002.
Notes comparing Saturday’s win and last year’s grand final replay
Differences in 22: Collingwood (5), St Kilda (6)
Dale Thomas had the same number of kicks (20) and marks (8)
Scott Pendlebury had the highest number of disposals for his side (32 on Saturday and 29 in the grand final replay).
Sharrod Wellingham and Chris Dawes kicked two goals each in both matches
Alan Toovey (15) and Ben Reid (9) had the same number of disposals
Previous Collingwood matches featuring 16.12 (108) as the final score kicked
Year | Round | Result | Opponent | CFC score | Opponent score | Ground |
2011 | 11 | W | St Kilda | 2.4 6.5 11.9 16.12 (108) | 2.1 5.3 6.7 7.9 (51) | MCG |
2010 | GF 2 | W | St Kilda | 3.2 6.5 11.8 16.12 (108) | 0.2 1.8 4.9 7.10 (52) | MCG |
2002 | QF | W | Port Adelaide | 5.3 9.6 13.9 16.12 (108) | 3.1 8.3 12.6 14.11 (95) | Football Park |
1991 | 10 | L | Hawthorn | 1.3 5.7 9.12 16.12 (108) | 8.2 14.7 17.10 23.13 (151) | Waverley Park |
1970 | 8 | W | Carlton | 2.2 4.4 8.9 16.12 (108) | 3.7 8.9 11.11 12.13 (85) | Waverley Park |
1970 | 21 | W | St Kilda | 3.0 7.5 9.7 16.12 (108) | 5.4 6.7 9.11 14.14 (98) | Moorabbin Oval |
1969 | 11 | W | Essendon | 5.1 8.6 10.11 16.12 (108) | 1.5 4.9 10.15 13.19 (97) | Windy Hill |
1936 | 2 | W | Richmond | 8.0 14.1 14.9 16.12 (108) | 2.4 4.7 7.11 10.12 (72) | Victoria Park |
1920 | 18 | W | S. Melb | 3.3 6.4 12.8 16.12 (108) | 2.5 5.9 9.11 13.13 (91) | Victoria Park |